Not Our First Ice Cream Rodeo
Ice Cream at Robb's Farm, Glastonbury
August 2013
Here I am, cleaning up old messes on this here website. Unfortunately, the folks at Robb's Farm, Robb's Ice Cream, and Riverview Farms are making a mess on top of my mess. Robb's Farm has a website. Riverview Farms has a website. They … [Read more...]

Lots of F's
Devil's Den v.Franklin, Rachel's Hut, Giant's Grave, Cushman Farms Trail
Franklin
As I was wrapping up my "completion" of Franklin, I was determined to find a few things that had eluded me for years. Unfortunately, for different reasons, I failed finding all four. But since I'm not convinced that none … [Read more...]

BOZRAH!
I Love Bozrah
BOZRAH!
Ever-lovin' Bozrah. My nemesis and my muse. The butt of my jokes for over a decade. Bozrah. I love Bozrah. And I will always love Bozrah.
Boz. Rah. Rah-Rah, Boz! When you parse the name, it sounds darn exciting! I envision the 'z' being a lightning bolt. BOZRAH!
When I … [Read more...]

A Good Way to Spend a Day Off
Ferris Acres Creamery, Newtown
August 2013
“Hey Steve, why haven’t you gone to Ferris Acres yet? Bueller? Bueller?”
My answer is always the same, “Oh but I have. I just haven’t written about it yet. I'm waiting for a Ferris Day Off.” My point is that Ferris Acres commands a lot of … [Read more...]

Gobble Gobble... For Real Though
Bunnell Farm, Litchfield
November 21, 2017
We have been purchasing farm-fresh turkeys for Thanksgiving for several years. Our first foray into fresh turkey was at Gozzi’s Turkey Farm down in Guilford – the home of the neon turkeys. Read all about it here.
Those turkeys were … [Read more...]

Calvin's Favorite Hike
Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot
October 31, 2015
No matter how many years pass, this remains one of my son's favorite hikes of all time.
I think you can figure out why.
I have written many times of my affinity or West Simsbury. Tulmeadow only adds to that love. They sell delicious ice … [Read more...]

Corny
Foster Family Farm, South Windsor
September 24, 2017
I had never in my life done a corn maze. So I figured I should do one. "Completing" South Windsor gave me such an opportunity.
I have now done a corn maze. In fact, according to the Foster Family Farm website, I've now experienced Connecticut's … [Read more...]

Make Haste!
Hastings Farm, Suffield
Multiple visits
I’ve been happily popping along the Connecticut Cheese Trail for a decade now. I must admit that I’m surprised that no such official trail yet exists.
After all, everyone loves cheese. And baby cows.
I first found Hastings farm in 2013 and was very … [Read more...]

If a Museum Falls in a Valley...
Vernon (Google Maps location)
June 10, 2017
Would I bother with this place if not for my goal to completely complete Vernon?
No. Of course not.
Am I glad I did – so much so that I’m going to write up a page about it as if it is a real, functioning museum in 2017?
You … [Read more...]